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Can't turn on WIFI

Steve501

Posted 03 January 2014 - 11:52 AM

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I hope I am in the right forum.
I recently inherited a Gateway Laptop ML6721 from a cousin who told me that the wifi has stopped working but will work through the LAN. I bought a Belkin N150 usb wifi adapter thinking it would solve the problem but the diagnostic states that the wireless is turned off. However it does not turn on no matter how many times I hit the key. Thanking you in advance for any suggestions.

Steve501

Posted 04 January 2014 - 06:16 PM

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Hi Thanks for responding. The PC runs Window7 Ultimate I don't see a way to disable the network wireless card in the BIOS but there was a "reset to default settings" so I tried that and it worked. I now have wireless access. Thank you for your suggestion. I couldn't have solved it without your help. Thanks again.

SleepyDude

Posted 05 January 2014 - 06:24 AM

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Hi Thanks for responding. The PC runs Window7 Ultimate I don't see a way to disable the network wireless card in the BIOS but there was a "reset to default settings" so I tried that and it worked. I now have wireless access. Thank you for your suggestion. I couldn't have solved it without your help. Thanks again.